WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23204, 16 December 1940, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

' OFFICIAL FORECASTS

; [THE PRESS Special Service.] | WELLINGTON. December 15. 5 The weather forecast for Canterj bury, issued at 5 p.m. by the Meteoro- .; logical Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours -following the time j of issue, is as follows: \ Light to fresh north-east to north winds. Weather fine and ; mild. Seas moderate, j WEST COAST >( The forecast for the West Coast of j the South Island is:— j Light to moderate variable 1 winds. Weather mainly fine and '! mild, but some rain developing in 1 the south. Seas slight to moderate. | DOMINION j The forecast for the Dominion is:— j Weather continuing fine and i settled over the greater part of the i country* Some showers at first, 1 however, in the Gisborne and Bay il of Plenty area, and intermittent ] rain developing later in the southi western portion of the South 1 Island. Temperatures rising slowly. The main control of the meteorological situation is being exercised ' by an anti-cyclone which is almost f stationary over the Dominion. ;| Weak depressions are located east , of Auckland and iig the South i Tasman Sea. Winds—Light and variable over most l of the country, but in northern and / north-eastern portions of 'the North ] Island moderate southerlies prevailing, =1 and north-easterlies freshening later on the Canterbury coast. Seas (New Zealand waters)— Slight ■ or moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea—Fresh northerly winds and rather rough seas in ■ the south-western portion. Otherwise ; moderate variable winds and slight to i moderate seas. ?

CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER

I The week-end was warm and fine | with many hours of sunshine. There I was a north-east freeze both on SatI urday and yesterday. I At 1 o’clock this morning the sky I was overcast and there was a light a north-east breeze. The temperaf ture was 58 degrees, l! Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 9 a.m. on Sunday. December 13:— 9 a.m. Barometer (inches) .. .. 30,063 (millibars) .. •• 1018 Steady \ Thermometer — • Dry bulb .. .. •• 58.0 Wet bulb .. .. •• 54.8 Maximum previous 24 hours .. 61,7 i Minimum previous 24 hours .. 46.3 Minimum on grass •• •• 39.6 Humidity, per cent. .. •• J6 i Wind ~ SW., light Cloud (0-10) 7 Bain nil 1940. 1939. Rainfall to date .. .. 27.021n 23.111n Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on December 16, at "The Press” Office:— 9 p.m. 1 a.m. ' Barometer (millibars) 1018.6 1019,3 . (inches) 30.08 30,10 Thermometer .. 59 38 Rainfall for 48 hours ended 1 a.m. .. nil

IN OTHER PLACES Auckland—The weather at the week-end " was cloudy, with a southerly wind and 1 localised, showers. The maximum temperature was 78 degrees, and the minimum C 58 degrees. The barometer at 5 o’clock yesterday was at 29.98 Inches and falling. Wellington—The weather was warm with a south-east breeze and passing cloud. Dunedin—The weather on Saturday was , fine and sunny with a south-east breeze. 5 The maximum temperature was 59 de- * grees. The barometer rose slowly yesj terday, and the weather was again fine * with a gentle south-east breeze and passil ing clouds. The maximum temperature was 61 degrees and the barometer was i steady at 30.15 Inches (1031 millibars). SUN. MOON. AND TIDES ■ (Summer Time) ! Sun—To-day; Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets. 8.8 p.m. * To-morrow: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.8 ! p.m. Phases of Moon for December First quarter: December 7, 3.31 a.m. Full moon; December 13, 7.8 a.m. Last quarter: December 22. 1.15 p.m. New moon: December 29, 8.28 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—To-day, 5.10 a.m. and 3.36 p.m.; to-morrow. 6,1 and 6.28 p.m.

SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory Records) h. m. Saturday morning . 3 33 Saturday afternoon .. - 6 30 Sunday morning .. a 0 Sunday afternoon .. 8 10 Total .. 20 15 1937. 1938. 1939. 1940. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. Jan. 230 36 192 12 238 8 203 10 ' Feb. .. 119 18 173 38 192 8 217 30 ■ March .. 121 0 148 38 138 8 218 40 April .. 187 12 80 24 188 38 137 40 .. 139 B 183 a 188 18 119 12 June .. 93 34 111 12 102 18 161 48 July 183 38 109 48 98 30 132 30 : Aug. .. 133 42 182 38 117 0 141 0 Sept. .. 130 IB 182 42 179 38 141 0 Oct. .. 228 6 187 36 149 18 223 12 Nov. .. 222 24 187 38 197 18 217 54 H Dec. .. 114 28 223 40 198 34 •93 0 I-' •To December 15.'